Shaw and Partners

02/04/2024

Worth Revisiting: A 2022 Reminder from the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines

The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) urged creators to protect their original and innovative works through copyrights, trademarks and patents.

08/05/2020

Grace periods have been extended by another 30 days. Please see IATF Resolution No. 33.

08/05/2020

Updates of the SEC in light of COVID19

07/05/2020

Information on extensions for housing loans with the public and private sector.

07/05/2020

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) regarding the most recent RR's, RMC's, and RMO's of the BIR. Relevant questions and answers regarding the different taxes concerned, their periods for filing and payment, and other pertinent details.

06/05/2020

Official list of allowed industries during ECQ/GCQ

06/05/2020

Advisory on grace periods regarding financial obligations during ECQ.

02/05/2020

DOLE and DTI Guidelines on Workplace Prevention and Control

02/05/2020

Summary of Immigration Guidelines in Relation to COVID19.

29/04/2020

Some Employer COVID-19 related advisories to help guide you during these difficult times.

01/04/2020

Please be advised that the SEC has issued a notice on March 26, 2020 to financing and lending companies reiterating the need for banks, quasi-banks, financing companies, lending companies, and other financial institutions to comply with the provisions of Republic Act No. 11469, otherwise known as the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act.

Under this law, the aforementioned financial entities must implement a 30 day grace period for payment of all loans, including salary, personal, housing, motor vehicle loans, as well as credit card payments, falling due within the period of the enchanced Community Quarantine without incurring interests, penalties, fees, or other charges.

In addition to acts or ommissions penalized by existing laws, refusal to provide the 30-day grace periods shall be punishable with imprisonment of 2 months or a fine from 10,000.00 to 1,000,000.00 pesos, or both.

You may find the Notice by the SEC here:

23/03/2020

Dear Valued Clients,

We advise you that a work from home arrangement has been implemented in the Philippine government, except the military, police, health and emergency frontline services, border control and other critical services, which shall ensure a skeletal work force.

For the private sector, only those establishments providing basic necessities and such activities related to food and medicine production, i.e., public markets, supermarkets, groceries, convenience stores, hospitals, medical clinics, pharmacies and drug stores, food preparation and delivery services, water-refilling stations, manufacturing and processing plants of basic food products and medicines, banks, money transfer services, power, energy, water and telecommunications supplies and facilities, will be allowed to operate.

In view thereof, we are constrained to close our physical office until further notice. Our lawyers are working from home, and will continue to be of service to all of our clients. We ask for your patience when it comes to any requests or queries since there is a possibility of delay in our response time due to present limitations.

We assure you that we will exert all efforts to continue to be of service to you. We ask for your patience during this difficult time for the world since we understand that life and business must go on, albeit on a limited basis.